1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

536 THE SCROLL.f he chapter h^ been giving a series qf infprrnal dances at its house thf^term. The annual banquet will be held at the Gettysburg Hotel on June 14,Gettysbxirg, May 9, 1904. ' T, IFRYATT.PENNSYLVANIA GAMMA, WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE.Baseball season ^as been inaugurated at W. and J,, amid much enthusiasm,but the results of the game tp date have come far from the predictionsof the students. Five games won and three lost is our record so far and inthe entire last season we lost but three games. As expected, the only Phion the team, Bro. Hughes, has proved to be the best pitcher we have. ' Theteam leaves tonight on its eastern trip on which Princeton, Fordhani, Lafayetteand other worthy schools will be mpt.Pennsylvania Gamma has issued invitations for a large picnic dance to beheld at Oakwood Park near Pittsburgh on May 25, We have reason toexpect this tp surpass "any other fraternity functions of the year.Washington and Jefferson has won both intercollegiate debates this year,Western Reserve and Wooster universities being the vanquished rivals,This has given quite an impetus to or3.tory in the college and an active revivalin this line of work is looked for next year. Phi Delta Theta is representedin the six junior orators by Bro. Davis. Bro. Paul Stuart has beenhonored with the presidency of the college Y. M. C. A. and was its delegateto the recent convention held at State College. Bro. Brown, our onlysenior, will be one of the honor men of his class. From these notes it willbe observed that we have a finger in every pie in the college.President James D. Mpiffiat, who leaves next month for a European trip,will read a paper before the Presbyterian Alliance at Liverpool, England, onJune 28. .Washington and Jefferson has at present a very unique method of allowingthe students who fail to pass examinations in aijy study to' contribute twodollars to a fund for books for, the new library, for every re-examinationtaken. The new library in question has been under active construction forabout a year and has now gqt a good start made on the foundation. Fromthe number pf books being donated by the students and the rapidity withwhicl\ the library is going up, it is feared that an addition yirill have to bebuilt to it before the building is completed,HORACE W, DAVIS.Washington, Pa., May 10, 1904. 'PENNSYLVANIA DELTA, ALLEGHENY COLLEGE.Thus far the baseball season has progressed very successfully for AlleghenyCollege. The team has plg.yed gnd won three game,s, Bro.. Strickles ismanager and Bros. Turner, Lewis, and Wynn are mepibers of the tea;n. Inthe great intercollegiate meet at Philadelphia this spring the Allegheny relayteam won third place in their class. Bros. Stickler and Clark are membersof the -relay. Th? JCqldron, the college apnual, is well under way andpronjises to keep up its reputation as an interesting book, Brps. Freemg^,Morrison, and Giesey are inembers of The Kaldron Isoard.A few weeks ^go the state convention of the college Y. M. C. A. presidentsmet at State College. Bro. Morrison, president of our Y. M. C. A.,attended the sessions. At the recent elections of Literary Monthly editor^,^rq. Robertspn >va? elected assi^taiit editor. The Wakefiplfl pration contest,the most important contest of the year, was this year won by ^rp.ThoinRspn, who gave a masterly pration on "Oliver Crpmwell." IJe thuswon the $50.00 prize and earne'4 the right to represent Allegheny in the in-